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July 27, 2009: Dice: the Common Denominator
Dice. We all started with the classic six-sider in those boardgames we played as kids. (Not that we stopped playing them; they're called "classics" for a reason!) Then we grew into more and more complex polyhedrals in our quest to randomly generate numbers. Sometimes, we went too far.
Topless Robot has created a top ten list of the most shameful dice ever created for roleplaying games. It's a fun look back at some of the craziest dice ever rolled on a table.
Looks like I've owned four of those ten, although including the "d2" (aka a coin) seems like a bit of a cheat.
-- Paul Chapman
Postscript from SJ: Hah. I've owned five (counting the d2). And now I have to get a d5. That's pretty. Dumb dice are FUN and we want more of them. If this guy really gets that upset about other peoples' dice collections, his eyeballs will probably explode if he ever goes to GenCon. (Photos, or it didn't happen.)
Warehouse 23 News: e23: What Is This "Munchkin" Of Which You Speak?
So Munchkin is kind of a big deal around here. "Big" on the scale of "the lights stay on, food goes in on our table, gas goes in our cars." But maybe you've never played it. Or perhaps you have played it, but you have friends who haven't. Or maybe you're willing to humor us for the sake of this ad. Whatever the case, the Munchkin Rigged Demo is now available as a download through e23. Go see what all the fuss is about.
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